Opening Remarks by Bill Johnsen, Director of Instructional Technology
Started Own Blog
Address by Dr. James Merrill, Superintendent
- Try to create policy for use not to write policy to restrict
- Dr. Merrill is contemplating starting a Blog
Address by Ramesh Kapoor, Chief Information Officer, DOT
Goals for year
Stabilize Gradebook Program
Administration Computer Replacement approximately October
Wireless Access by end of September (move computer from one room to another)
Looking at Teacher webpages ~ Jan 2008
SharePoint will expand to newer version
New Security Filter
Distance Learning Labs (3 this year)
Address by Paul Roxer, Security Officer, DOT
Internet Safety training in school this year (state mandated)
Must be implemented across the curriculum
New firewall program
New advanced reporting module
Content Keeper
Content blocked by user
Report generated at DOT
Protect Login ID and Password (YOU WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE)
Internet Safety - Lori Ann Buterbaugh, Instructional Coordinator, DOT
2006 VA passed a law regarding Internet Safety
Each Division must develope and incorporate Internet Safety Policy
Group Targeted for Training
Students (must be ongoing)
Parents, Grandparents, Guardians, Caregivers
Teachers, CRS, LMS, Councilors, Resource Officers
Administrators
School Board
Program in schools must be consistant reinforcement of grade level topics
DOT will design quick reference card to be read before class logs into computer
DOT will provide presentation material
STUDENTS MUST BE MONITORED BY TEACHERS
School Administrator Strategies:
Allow time for training teachers during pre-service week
Principal must sign off each year that all stakeholders (teachers, students, adminstrators) have recieved information and training
Address by Maria Nuzzo,Instructional Specialist - Foreign languages
Spanish and German textbook available online
Address by Melani Loney, Science Coordinator
Training for teachers optional (voluntary)
Current usage of ArcGIS in science moving to Geography
Use for exploring landforms and population
3.5 year license to install on any instructional machine
Day 2 - Technical Issues
Address by Marty Smith (Opening Session)
VBCPS is creating a new data center in Coorporate Landing Area
- Wireless Update
Antenna's for wireless are mounted, waiting for new switches
Will be installed in presentation areas
Ready for SOL testing
New Spam Filter - Iron Mail
Sometimes blocks legit mail
Keeps black list of spammers
Used for External Email
Internal can be use Offensive Material Block
Content Keeper
Uses Active Directory
Knows who you are
Generic Accounts
CR01 account moved to Generic Domain
Will allow tighter password control
Can be set to lock during certain hours
Administrative Replacements
One for one swap
LANDesk
Looking at update to 8.7
more capabilities
Proactive Bandwith Monitoring
Allows DOT to see trouble before it starts
Can see down to the room level
Talk of Re IP ing Building
Put printers in own Subnet
Problems caused by D-Link Mini Switches
Laptops still print to printer on cart even if in another room
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Introduction to Group Policies (Session 1)
how to lock down computers
gpupdate /force (forces group policy update)
gpresult (shows group policies used on computer and user)
Policies refresh every 10 to 15 minutes
Working on list of most requested polices
can view through Group Policy Management Console
LANDesk Software Distribution Portal (Session 2)
New Tool for CRS to install software on computers
Will allow automation of install of multiple software packages
Initiate HEAT call to populate list
Must be run under CRS profile so lock computer and let install run
Mandatory Profiles and Desktop Lockdowns (Session 3)
We are too big for mandatory Profiles
Can view what other schools are doing to lock systems down
Group Policy Management Console (Session 4)
Lock down user rights
There are around 500 polices that can be implemented
Place HEAT call asking if something can be done
Hands-on Lab (Session 5)
Time with Marty Smith to answer questions
Demonstration of network monitoring software
Will look into CRS doing multicast install
Problems with stepping on DOT multicast
Bandwidth with too many installs
Day 3 - Instructional Issues
Keynote by Will Richardson (Opening Session)
Tools are there to transform education
Blogs
Wikis
Podcasts
Social Networking
We do not teach to the 21st Century Learner
We teach for today, not for when students get out to real world
Teachers are behind curve, teachers are stuck in a rut
We teach students about what not to do with social networking should set good examples
Social Networking important
Shaping politics (mySpace)
71 % of students with online access use social networking tools on a weekly basis
research beginning to show social networking is having positive influence on learning
Need to teach students to make sense of much more complex literacy regarding who to trust as authoritative sources.
Using Wikis we can connect our student to students around the world
How do we model technology?
How do we model good practices?
In order to teach our students how to use Blogs, wikis and podcasts we need to exerience them ourselves!
What is a Pod and What Type of Reel Do I Need to Cast for One? (Session 1)
Hands-on workshop on creating Podcasts
Some uses for podcasts
Class lecture
Radio Program
Plays and Poetry
Review information
Vocabulary
It's cool to listen to an iPod but you never know what the person is listening to
Software that can be use (and is approved by VBCPS)
Hands-on workshop with Will Richardson (Session 2)
Demonstration of blogs and blog readers
Social Bookmarking (del.icio.us)
Use of news aggrigator to keep up on information (google reader)
Online favorites (PortaPortal)
Many teachers want to see what this tool will do for me
Building on Our Success: Planning for Professional Growth (Session 3)
What is collaboration
Best practices for collaboration
Most times we think we collaborate but we just share information
How can collaboration help us and our teachers
Day 4 - Instructional Issues
Virtual Connections (Session 1)
Video Conferencing on Wheels!
New system for Distance Communications
Can be used point-to-point or point-to-multipoint
Can be used from school to school
Can be used for virtual field trips, discussion with famous people, connect to Museums
System run approximately 3K
DL has 3 systems must reserve in advance
DL will help with initial setup, testing of connections and use
Teaching with Primary Sources (Session 2)
Use of Library of Congress Digital Archives
Creating projects using pictures and documents
Many Ideas for incorporation into curriculum shown
Excellent Session!
Adobe Acrobat Professional: Basics and Beyond (Session 3)
How to create Acrobat files from multiple word documents
How to archive Email into Acrobat file
Break an Acrobat file apart
Games and Simulations - The New Assessment Tool (Session 4)
Games can tie to curriculum both commercial and home made
82% of students play games outside of instructional time
18% of teachers play games outside of instructional time
Can be tied directly to SOLs
Not using technology for "Drill and Kill" but for problem solving
Use of Gaming in curriculum shows:
High time-on-learning
Motivation and goal orientation, even after failure
Infinate patience (die and go right back to game)
creating games can help students
Even MIT uses gaming in classroom
Used Discover Babylon Game (goals, problem solving, curriculum)
Used Gamemaker software to begin process of writing a game
Overall Opinion of Conference
This year's conference was extremely well organized and I went home each day discussing the information that had been presented. I am still digesting the information presented because there was alot of good information presented. Some of the material presented I am using already (like a Wiki). The big thing now is selling the teachers on using the wonderful tools!
Conference Notes:
Opening Day
Opening Remarks by Bill Johnsen, Director of Instructional TechnologyAddress by Dr. James Merrill, Superintendent
Address by Ramesh Kapoor, Chief Information Officer, DOT
Address by Paul Roxer, Security Officer, DOT
Internet Safety - Lori Ann Buterbaugh, Instructional Coordinator, DOT
Address by Maria Nuzzo,Instructional Specialist - Foreign languages
Address by Melani Loney, Science Coordinator
Day 2 - Technical Issues
Address by Marty Smith (Opening Session)- VBCPS is creating a new data center in Coorporate Landing Area
- - Wireless Update
- Antenna's for wireless are mounted, waiting for new switches
- Will be installed in presentation areas
- Ready for SOL testing
- New Spam Filter - Iron Mail
- Sometimes blocks legit mail
- Keeps black list of spammers
- Used for External Email
- Internal can be use Offensive Material Block
- Content Keeper
- Uses Active Directory
- Knows who you are
- Generic Accounts
- CR01 account moved to Generic Domain
- Will allow tighter password control
- Can be set to lock during certain hours
- Administrative Replacements
- One for one swap
- LANDesk
- Looking at update to 8.7
- more capabilities
- Proactive Bandwith Monitoring
- Allows DOT to see trouble before it starts
- Can see down to the room level
- Talk of Re IP ing Building
- Put printers in own Subnet
- Problems caused by D-Link Mini Switches
- Laptops still print to printer on cart even if in another room
**Introduction to Group Policies (Session 1)
LANDesk Software Distribution Portal (Session 2)
Mandatory Profiles and Desktop Lockdowns (Session 3)
Group Policy Management Console (Session 4)
Hands-on Lab (Session 5)
Day 3 - Instructional Issues
Keynote by Will Richardson (Opening Session)- Tools are there to transform education
- Blogs
- Wikis
- Podcasts
- Social Networking
- We do not teach to the 21st Century Learner
- We teach for today, not for when students get out to real world
- Teachers are behind curve, teachers are stuck in a rut
- We teach students about what not to do with social networking should set good examples
- Social Networking important
- Shaping politics (mySpace)
- 71 % of students with online access use social networking tools on a weekly basis
- research beginning to show social networking is having positive influence on learning
- Need to teach students to make sense of much more complex literacy regarding who to trust as authoritative sources.
- Using Wikis we can connect our student to students around the world
- How do we model technology?
- How do we model good practices?
- In order to teach our students how to use Blogs, wikis and podcasts we need to exerience them ourselves!
What is a Pod and What Type of Reel Do I Need to Cast for One? (Session 1)- Hands-on workshop on creating Podcasts
- Some uses for podcasts
- Class lecture
- Radio Program
- Plays and Poetry
- Review information
- Vocabulary
- It's cool to listen to an iPod but you never know what the person is listening to
- Software that can be use (and is approved by VBCPS)
Hands-on workshop with Will Richardson (Session 2)- Demonstration of blogs and blog readers
- Social Bookmarking (del.icio.us)
- Use of news aggrigator to keep up on information (google reader)
- Online favorites (PortaPortal)
- Many teachers want to see what this tool will do for me
Building on Our Success: Planning for Professional Growth (Session 3)Day 4 - Instructional Issues
Virtual Connections (Session 1)- Video Conferencing on Wheels!
- New system for Distance Communications
- Can be used point-to-point or point-to-multipoint
- Can be used from school to school
- Can be used for virtual field trips, discussion with famous people, connect to Museums
- System run approximately 3K
- DL has 3 systems must reserve in advance
- DL will help with initial setup, testing of connections and use
Teaching with Primary Sources (Session 2)- Use of Library of Congress Digital Archives
- Creating projects using pictures and documents
- Many Ideas for incorporation into curriculum shown
- Excellent Session!
Adobe Acrobat Professional: Basics and Beyond (Session 3)- How to create Acrobat files from multiple word documents
- How to archive Email into Acrobat file
- Break an Acrobat file apart
Games and Simulations - The New Assessment Tool (Session 4)Overall Opinion of Conference
This year's conference was extremely well organized and I went home each day discussing the information that had been presented. I am still digesting the information presented because there was alot of good information presented. Some of the material presented I am using already (like a Wiki). The big thing now is selling the teachers on using the wonderful tools!